>> iMac, revision-B, and it has run great since I bought it in '98. >> All of sudden the CD drive won't function. I reinstalled the driver and >> still nothing. >> The CD drive does not show up in the Apple profiler.
Don't get excited. And don't panic. If it were MY iMac I would hope that the problem is simple, and unplug the white 4-wire power cable and the communication ribbon cables from the back of the suspected drive and then plug them right back in. It sounds like you have simply lost power or awareness to the device. An external USB CD-ROM drive or CD-ROM RW will be one cheap solution. eBay has them by the score. If you have access to other Mac users borrow a USB external CD-ROM reader or writer and see if it gets seen. What I mean is, see if the disk shows up on the Desktop to verify that your software is OK. I don't know if you have FireWire but if you do connect a FireWire DC burner. Or connect a FireWire external hard drive and boot off a different system to see if it sees the CD-ROM drive. Sometimes (and this works for me more often than I care to admit) what you need to do is try the Allen-Bradley Reset. Turn off the computer and let it cool down completely. Then turn it back on. If your iMac is dense enable Speech Recognition. Set out a caprenters claw-hammer and an assortment of large screw-drivers, slip-joint pliers and a knife and fork. Put them in front of the screen. Say loudly, "Well I don't know very much about how this thing operates but I guess its time to crack it open and find out. I wonder if I should just restart it one last time to make sure there's a serious problem..." Then you shut it down and give it a bit of time to contemplate the errors of its ways. Contrition should set in almost instantly. Restart. Be seen holding a small pry-bar or bread knife in plain view in front of the computer screen when it starts up again. See if your CD-ROM has come back to life. This is also known as the Lazarus Effect or the Phoenix Gambit. Good luck. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
